If the adhan is heard via a loudspeaker from a great distance, is it obligatory to respond to the call and attend the mosque?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the adhan is heard via a loudspeaker and the sound carries to a great distance, is it obligatory for everyone who hears it to respond to the call and attend the mosque?
Answer:
No. The intended meaning is hearing with the bare ear, whereas hearing through a machine is not; it does not carry the ruling of attending in response to the mu'adhdhin.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the adhan is heard via a loudspeaker and the sound carries to a great distance, is it obligatory for everyone who hears it to respond to the call and attend the mosque?
Answer:
No. The intended meaning is hearing with the bare ear, whereas hearing through a machine is not; it does not carry the ruling of attending in response to the mu'adhdhin.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [234 -3022] إذا كان الأذان يسمع عن طريق مكبر الصوت لمسافة بعيدة، فهل يجب إجابة النداء وحضور المسجد؟ — youtube.com
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